Charles Kovaleski: Is it too late for investing in Florida real estate? Close to one in four pieces of property sold in the past year were bought by investment buyers, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). And for these buyers, the payoff has been huge: Investment properties have increased in value 25.4 percent …
Monthly Archives: March 2006
Uphill climb to success
Uphill climb to success [North Georgia] Here in Northeast Georgia about five miles from Amicalola Falls is a place where dreams can come true. The road leading here is a nice two-lane blacktop. Sometimes it flows between green hills covered with cows, and sometimes it rolls through a forest. Many miles do not have a …
Housing Speculators Relocate to Hotter Spots [Southern California]
Housing Speculators Relocate to Hotter Spots [Southern California] Some who scored with L.A.-area property take their profits to Las Vegas and Arizona. Their flight may soften the local market’s landing. Southern California’s high housing prices have at least one silver lining. They have kept speculators like Jay McKee from driving prices even higher — and …
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Making It Easier to Buy in Mexico
Making It Easier to Buy in Mexico When Thomas Keeling, a New York City firefighter, retired from the force in 2003, it took him less than a month to leave College Point, Queens, for this beach town about five hours south of Tucson. Mr. Keeling, 43, paid less than $500,000 for a 3,800-square-foot house with …
Land boom drives off practice areas
Land boom drives off practice areas [South Florida] When Hunter Nicholl first began playing golf 20 years ago in Naples, there were plenty of places to practice. “There used to be (driving) ranges everywhere,” Nicholl, 35, said of the first stop for many newcomers to the game. “You had one every three or four miles.” …
Standardized Credit Score Is Unveiled
Standardized Credit Score Is Unveiled The nation’s three biggest credit-reporting firms said Tuesday that they would standardize how they calculate consumer credit scores, with the goal of making the numbers easier for lenders and borrowers to understand. The joint move by Equifax Inc., Experian and TransUnion also amounts to a competitive challenge to Fair Isaac …